Bottle cooler



C. E. EISENSTAT BOTTLE COLER Filed July 2l, 1927 Patented Jan. 29, 1929.

. UNITED ,STATES PATENT OFI-FICE.

BOTTLE l cooLEa.

Application med July 21,

This invention relates to the -dispensing of beverages in bottles and has particular reference to simple, reliable, easily manipulatable, sanitar devices for the cooling storage of soft drmks or other analogous goods in bottles and to .be dispensed to the retail trade in bottles as called for.

Among the objects `of the inventlon 1s to provide a. container in the nature of a refrigerator or cooler, into which bottledgoods may be inserted for cooling purposes and from which bottles previously cooled may be dispensed in like number.

Another ob'ect of the invention is to prol5 vide a cooler or bottles of soft drinks or the like that is neat in appearance and of such a nature as to be always clean and sanitary.

`With the foregoing and other objectsin view the vinvention consists in the arrangement and combination of. parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact detailsof construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose-of illustratlng a practical embodiment thereof referenceis had to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters designate the same par-ts 1n the severalviews, and in which-f Y..

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a preferred embodiment of the invention. Y

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. c f

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. n

FigA is a vertical transverse sectional central detail of a modification. t

Referring now more specifically to the drawings I show a casing or cabinet-.10 of any suitable size, design, or cross sectional form and adapted to be supportedin any convenient place or by any desired means as, for example, upon legs 11. This casing 10` is suitably built to include ample thickness for the conservation of ice so as to insure the maximum efficiency of the cooling medium, whatever it may be, and to this end I indicate that the casing is linedat 12 with any suitable packing or insulating material. At the front `end `and adjacent to the top there is provided an inlet'door or opening 13 and the rear end in alignment with said opening is provided with a similar door or opening 14 as an outlet. At any convenient or desired place as at the center of the top, the casing 1s provided with a lifd ,or door 15 removable for the admission o ice.

1927. 'semi no. 20,7;346.

Mounted substantially centrally of the easing 10 is asupporting rod 16fixed from rol tation as at loa lat the rear end of thecasi and extending forward thence toa point a Jacent to the fnront wall ofthe casin Mou'nt\ ed within the casing and journals for rotation aroundthe axis of the'rod 16 "is a bottle carrier in; the v.nature of a cage of generally cylindrical form and comprising front andv rear spiders 17 and 18, the latter being journaled directlyupon the rod, while the form-v er is provided'witha downwardly extending journal 19 mounted for rotation 1n a bearing 20 fixed in the front Wall of the casing and within which the forward end of the rod 16` has bearing support at 21. `They spiders 17 v and 18 are in the natureof drum heads, each being provided with an annularor hollow cylindrical flanger 22 upon and around which are arranged a circular series of tubular compartments? 23. v The majority of these com-y partments or tubes arecoextensive in length with the carrier andare ittedin direct contact with one another circumferentially. A group of these campartments are arranged as'indicated at the top vof Figs. 2 and 3 so as to be separable or each composed ofa seriesy of members having. telescopierelation to one another, each of 'these compartments comprising fixed front and rear sections 23'L and 23b respectively, between which extends a movable. section 23c andvvhich under'vnormal conditions each.l of these containers or compartmentsf is equivalent to those rstmentioned. `Ishow al series of three jointed com- Eartments which when the carrier is turned to c,

ring .these sections upright orat the top of the receptacle, a Vpassage way is rovided for the insertion of ice through the oor 15 when the movable sections 23c are slip ed endwise either forwardv or backward, ma ing a clear opening between the top 15 and the interior of the receptacle or cabinet. kThe section 23 and eitherof the othersections maybe suitably'indenteld at 2410 provide temporary holding means to insure that the movable vseclnumber might be greater or .less as `may be required in thetrade. Furthermore,f` they scale may be provided a schedule as at 28` The bottle carrier is kadapted forrotation around the axis of the rod 16,'and as a suitable means for eecting this operation, I provide a crank 25 in connection with which is provided an index or pointer 26 cof-operating with a circular'scale 27 with numbersor other indicia to identify the several bottle compartments 23 and associated with which with similarly arranged numbersor indicia to indicate the kinds of drinks that may be found inthe several compartments.

Coolinl means may be provided in any suitable vform or by any desired means, but as indicated I show a cylindrical ice chamber 29 having end Walls with hubs fixed at 30 to the rod 16 and thereby held from rotation. Thisfchamber is provided with an open top 31 and ma7 be provided with any suitably arranged ho es 32 along its bottomfor the passage of Water. When the jointed compartments are at the top and the movable sections thereof 23c sli ped endwise, a clear opening through the oor 15 and opening 31 is ro'vided for thel introduction of ice in bro en, cracked, or other form as may be required, filling the chamber-29. 'This charging of the a paratus With'ice takes place on y once every ay ory so according to the Weather and other conditions, and obviously for the urpose of securing access to the ice chamer, somev of the bottles that may be in the telescopic compartments may have t0 be removedl temporarily for this purpose.

From the foregoing specific description of the mechanism, its mode of operation may be briefiy summarized as follows: The chamber.A

29 being suitably filled with ice, the movable sections 23c at the top of the carrier being closed as shown in Fig. 2, and the-lid 15 replaced, the machine is ready to be filled with bottled goods. The sixteen compartments may be charged with as many different kinds of drinks if there are as-many asthat on sale, or any desired groupings of drinks may be disclosed on the schedule 28. The operator will then open the front door 13 and insert into each compartment in f turn, three bottles of the drink specified on the schedule according to the numberof the compartment until the compartments are all filled, it being understood ythat the'bottle carrier will be kept filled at all times with' bottles which will be kept cooled 'and ready to be dispensed. It will be understood that the entire interior of the casing Will be cold because of the insulation from the outside heat," and so When a bottle of any particular drink is called for to be sold, the operator simply grasps the handle 25 androtates thev carrier until the pointer 26 registers with the indication of the kind of drink called for. He will then introduce throufrh the Vdoor 13a fresh or Warm bottle of the same kind of drink, with the result that the bottle previously cooled in that same compartment and adjacent to the delivery door 14 will be projected through theldoor 14 and delivered to thc customer. The front and Arear doors obviously may be provided with spring hinges or other means to insure that they' will not ybe left open inadvertently.

The tubular compartments 23, both unitary and sectional, maybe secured to the drum` flanges 22 by soldering, brazing, or any other convenient means, but Vpreferably they are all surrounded by hoops 22% which hold them in place firmly and do not interfere With the free rotation of the bottle carrier.

In the modification of Fig. 4, the bottle carrier is shown as comprising a cylindrical drum 33 having spaced radial 'partitions 34 taking the place of t-he tubular compartments above described. The bottles are heldin place therein by a Wire mesh covering 35 or its equivalent. This drum 33 may vtake the place-of the ice chamber and be filled directly with ice which may be inserted therei'nto `through any suitable opening not shown.

The construction and operation of the machine may otherwise be practically the same as that already set forth in detail.

I claim:

1. In a bottler cooler, a casing, a cylindrical bottle carrier journaled for rotation in said casing,fand comprising a circular series of bottle compartments, means to introduce a coolingmedium into the casing for cooling the bottles carried by the carrier, and means to Aintroduce a fresh or warm bottle of drink into any selected compartment and for delivering from the same in the same direction a bottle already cooled, the introduction and delivery of the bottle being in a direction parallel to the axis of the carrier.

2. In a bottle cooler, a casing, means to introduce intothe casing a cooling medium forA duced, and means to rotate the carrier.

3. In a bottle cooler, a casing, means to supply a cooling medium to the interior thereof for keeping it cold, a bottle carrier movably mounted within the casing and comprising a series of tubular bottle compartments, said casing having inlet and delivery openings registering With the several compartments in succession according to the position of the carrier, and combination rotating and indicating means on the outside of the casing but connected with the carrier for determining its position and the kind of drink registering with the openings.

4. In a bottle cooler, a casingr having an opening at the top for the admission ofD ice, a bottle carrier mounted for movement within the casing and comprising a series of tubular compartments, some of which are separable to provide a passage for the ice to the interior of the car, means external of the casing to determine the position of the carrier with respect to said openings, and means to receive the ice Within the carrier.

5. A device as set forth in claim 4 in which the means to receive the ice is a stationary chamber within the carrier.

6. A refrigerator having a compartment having openings at both ends thereof for access from outside the refrigerator, said compartment being of elongated form to comparatively closely receive a plurality of objects to be cooled in end to end relation to one another to permit the object-s to be passed through the compartment in the same direction, the insertion of an object in one end of the compartment causing a movement of the other objects in the compartment and a delivery of an object at the other end of the compartment, whereby a uniform and continuous cooling action is obtained.

7 A refrigerator having a compartment having end openings and being of elongated form to receive in end to end relation a plurality of articles to be cooled, said articles being inserted into the compartment through one end thereof and being in abutment relation with each other, the periodic insertion of an article causing a delivery of a cooled article atthe other end of the compartment.

8. A refrigerator as set forth in claim 7 wherein the same comprises a rotatable carrier in which a plurality of the compartments are formed, the refrigerator having openings adapted to register with the end openings of the compartment when the carrier is rotated into a predetermined position, the refrigerator openings constituting inlet and delivery ports.

In testimony whereof. I aflix my signature.

CARL E. EIsENsTAT. 

